One of the guiding factors in choosing a thermoplastic should be the promise of a long life cycle – a well-designed product made of plastic that is optimized for its intended use will last a long time without breaking or losing its properties. Another important feature of plastic for us is recyclability, which means the possibility of disposing of a discarded product without causing an additional burden on the environment.

Lokari reuses or recycles all plastic material used in its own production. The share of recycled material in the products we manufacture is on average about 30%, but the product can be made, for example, entirely from recycled material if the customer so wishes.

Our recycling system can be roughly divided into two parts: the reuse of so-called clean plastic material and the delivery of floor rubbish for reuse. The clean pieces of plastic sheet recovered directly from the cutting process are crushed in efficient mills and returned to the extrusion process to remake the plastic sheet from them. This share covers about 95 percent of our plastic by-products. The rest, about 5%, is so-called floor grit, which is carefully collected in big bags and delivered through our partner network for washing and recycling.

We carefully distinguish between plastic grades and significant colors. Metal detectors installed in the conveyor equipment prevent harmful foreign objects from entering the gravel. In our own sheet production process, we only use the crumb generated as a by-product of our own production. This way we can ensure the high quality of the raw material, the board and the end products.